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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Love for island, calling at the Health Clinic, Angela Begley
July 26, 2024
Working in the healthcare field can be one of the most rewarding careers going. That is something Angela Begley has discovered, and it gets even better when you can do it at the Boca Grande Health C…
Briefty: Charlotte app launched for county services
July 26, 2024
Charlotte County has launched an upgraded version of the Charlotte County app that allows residents to access county officials and services, report a variety of issues and locate information on the…
Iguana removal details listed for Lee and Charlotte sections of Gasparilla Island
July 26, 2024
Readers have asked about the different procedures for the removal of invasive iguanas on Gasparilla Island. On the north end of Gasparilla Island, there is a different procedure for the removal of t…
Charlotte County volunteer vacancies
July 26, 2024
Charlotte County has a number of vacancies on its boards and commissions. They include:
Boca Grande Street & Drainage Unit is seeking two members with terms through Oct. 31, 2026 and Oct. 31…
First boat sinking in recent years just off Causeway
July 26, 2024
A power boat sank just off the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority swing bridge on Saturday, from a reported collision.
Lee EMS released a “watercraft in distress” and “collision” bulletin that re…
Locals gather at St. Andrew’s for year ‘rounders’ fellowship
July 26, 2024
At 5:30 p.m., every other Sunday during the summer, residents who live on island year-round get together to see familiar faces at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The next get together is Aug. 4.
D…
FEMA will maintain flood insurance discount in unincorporated Lee County
July 19, 2024
Lee County was notified Friday, July 19, that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder discounts at this time. …
Fust Library “Secret Garden” mural completed
July 19, 2024
Artist Larry Anderson has just finished the last part of a mural for the children’s section in the Johann Fust Library loggia area.
In 2022, Anderson was hired by the Johann Fust Library Foun…
Firm two-hour limit in draft parking docs in Public Records request
July 19, 2024
A “maximum duration of two hours.” That would be the time limit for metered parking in Boca Grande in a draft code change from Lee County, circulated on Monday, May 6, 2024, that would update t…
Turtle report: Thought it was false crawl, turned out to be bona fide!
July 18, 2024
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
When people learn that I volunteer with BGSTA’s Turtle Patrol, so many of them say how much they would love to do that too, so I figured I would bring you along o…